Synonyms for valence
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vey-luh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈveɪ ləns |
Top 10 synonyms for valence Other synonyms for the word valence
Définition of valence
Origin :- early 15c., "extract, preparation," from Latin valentia "strength, capacity," from valentem (nominative valens), present participle of valere "be strong" (see valiant). Meaning "combining power of an element" is recorded from 1884, from German Valenz (1868), from the Latin word.
- noun emotional force or attraction
- By the time we reach Valence, soon after mid-day, we have passed one barge only.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- We leave them in the early morning and get down into the windy station at Valence.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- (p. 079) The agreeable and studious life at Valence was soon ended.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- Arrived at Valence, he found that the old society had vanished.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- He, Valence, knew Marie, and could not be mistaken in her identity.
- Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
- Amongst these uncles William, Bishop-elect of Valence, took the lead.
- Extract from : « A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) » by Samuel R. Gardiner.
- In the dusk of the evening, Valence issued from Perth and took Bruce by surprise.
- Extract from : « King Robert the Bruce » by A. F. Murison
- The exact date is not recorded; but we know that Valence was at Aberdeen on August 3.
- Extract from : « King Robert the Bruce » by A. F. Murison
- One is inclined to give the credit of this defeat to Valence—if defeat there was.
- Extract from : « King Robert the Bruce » by A. F. Murison
- A curious label will have been noticed in the arms of De Valence (Fig. 120).
- Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
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